I am needing to R&R the 216 in a 1946 1/2 ton Not seeing much clearance for the cherry picker What is the best way to pull the engine with picker ? Or not possible without a A frame ? Thanks
I built an engine leveler out of an old trailer tongue jack that bolts directly to the valve cover studs on a 216. With a shortened chain on the cherry picker, I don't even need to remove the hood on my '51. But I did remove the front clip.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
Run your cherry picker up to it's highest point and measure that and the engine height to see if it'll be high enough with the rigging to clear the fender (radiator is even higher.) If you have a couple of rollers to move the truck, you could remove the front wheels to get another 6-9 inches by lowering the front. The front clip removal wasn't a hard thing on my AD. Two nuts at the radiator support, the two radiator support rods at the firewheel, and 4 or 5 fender bolts on each side. Your 46 should be similar. Here's how I picked the front clip.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
I’m all for pulling the front clip, it’s not necessary to remove the hood. I have always done it that way. It makes everything so much easier. You and an assistant can do it in an afternoon.
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I just pulled the front bumper, grill, and radiator support to pull my engine and reinstall a new one. Fenders moved just a little if you leaned on them but no real issue there. Did not pull the hood and I used a cheapo Harbor Freight cherry picker with a load equalizer to get the engine out. It was close but I took the engine out by myself and did not hit anything during the process. Had help on the install.
52-Mobil, I did an engine swap about a year ago on my 46 Chevy 3/4 ton. My son and I did remove the front clip, wasn't that big of a job to do so. Makes it so much easier to swap engines or just removing it for a rebuild. Also, made it much easier to work on the front if needed. I did the shocks and put in new front leaf springs at that time. Make your life easier and remove the clip - just my 2 cents worth. Tom
